"For a year without many new and exciting head coaching candidates, there sure are a lot of head coaches getting canned. The Buffalo Bills announced Monday morning that they had fired HC Sean McDermott, two days after the team lost to the Denver Broncos in overtime. It'll be the 10th head coaching change within the NFL this season. Across his nine seasons with the Bills, McDermott had a 98-50 record in the regular season and an 8-8 record in the postseason."
"McDermott and Allen's long-term success helps to cover up the fact that, by their recent standards, this was a down year for the Bills. They were a very popular Super Bowl pick before the season started. Instead, they went 12-5 and didn't win the AFC East for the first time since 2019. The Patriots earned two more wins and also advanced further in the playoffs."
"That might be why McDermott "stood up" for Buffalo after Saturday's loss: It was better for him to focus on what he couldn't control instead of how he fell short yet again. In previous years he was noticeably bad at clock management and late-game situations; this time, against Denver, it was easier to push blame onto the officiating. Disregard that a former defensive coordinator's defense"
Sean McDermott was fired by the Buffalo Bills two days after an overtime loss to the Denver Broncos, marking the NFL's tenth head-coaching change this season. McDermott finished nine seasons with a 98-50 regular-season record and an 8-8 postseason mark. He ended an 18-year playoff drought in his first year and consistently led January runs with quarterback Josh Allen but never reached a Super Bowl. Buffalo underperformed by its standards, finishing 12-5 and losing the AFC East to the Patriots. Criticisms included late-game clock management and shifting blame to officiating after the Denver loss. The absence of Patrick Mahomes and other top AFC quarterbacks removed prior playoff excuses, and parallels were drawn to John Harbaugh's situation with Baltimore.
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